Feng Ran’s gaze fell on the silver. Her heart, however, was not so excited.
She even regretted whether what she had done earlier was right or wrong.
Her behavior just now was truly frivolous.
Suddenly, a self-mocking smile touched the corner of her lips. But in such a place, wasn’t everyone like this?
Only, was Xu Yunqing’s purpose really that simple?
She thought, things should not be that simple.
In fact, when Xu Yunqing appeared, she should have known this.
Feng Ran looked at the silver, but ultimately put it away.
…
When Aunt Sheng returned, she immediately came to find Feng Ran.
She had always worried about Feng Ran. Although, before leaving, she had instructed those people not to make things difficult for Feng Ran. Although she knew that those people would not obey obediently, saying it was better than saying nothing.
“Feng Ran, is it convenient? I have something to discuss with you.”
“Come in.”
Feng Ran looked at Aunt Sheng as she entered, lowered her eyes, seeming to be hiding something.
Seeing this, a bad feeling arose in Aunt Sheng’s eyes.
She always felt that something seemed to have happened to Feng Ran, but it seemed that Feng Ran would not tell her.
Aunt Sheng sighed helplessly, but still said: “Feng Ran, how have these past few days been? Has anyone at Chunman Yuan troubled you? Also, has your poison acted up?”
Aunt Sheng asked all her thoughts without any hesitation.
“Aunt Sheng, it’s nothing.” She put on a light smile and looked at Aunt Sheng, pretending to be happy, saying: “Because of Aunt Sheng’s instructions, those people dare not trouble me. Therefore, I have been doing well these past few days.”
“When the poison acted up, the pills Aunt Sheng gave me were very useful.”
Aunt Sheng glanced at Feng Ran, her hands tightly gripping a handkerchief. She had not intended to ask the doubts in her heart, but she knew that if she did not say it directly, Feng Ran would definitely not tell the truth.
“Feng Ran, that medicine is useless for your poison.” Aunt Sheng said, looking directly at Feng Ran. Seeing that Feng Ran did not speak, after a long time, she looked at Feng Ran and said: “Actually, even if you don’t say anything, tomorrow, I will know what happened these past few days.”
Feng Ran did not answer, but lowered her head.
“Feng Ran, did Xu Yunqing look for you? And he went to your room, for a long time.”
“What did Xu Yunqing do to you?”
Aunt Sheng looked at Feng Ran, reached out, and held Feng Ran’s hand, saying with heartache: “Feng Ran, what exactly happened?”
Feng Ran lowered her eyes and spoke after a long time: “Aunt Sheng, at Chunman Yuan, in the end, my fate was to entertain guests.”
“It was something that would happen sooner or later, it just happened earlier.”
Aunt Sheng glanced at Feng Ran: “This? Perhaps, there is still room for maneuver.” After speaking, Aunt Sheng sighed helplessly, her eyes filled with a trace of guilt as she looked at Feng Ran: “But you, you did not do it willingly.”
“You were threatened, weren’t you?”
Feng Ran shook her head and said calmly: “Aunt Sheng, since the outcome is already known, it is better to choose a good one.”
“Xu Yunqing is a very good choice.”
“He is a good choice?”
“Yes.”
“What happened between you and Xu Yunqing?”
Aunt Sheng trembled all over, somewhat frightened. Xuanyuan Heng had instructed that Feng Ran was only performing at Chunman Yuan, not selling her body. She was only to be tormented.
Xuanyuan Heng also instructed that Feng Ran could not entertain guests.
Feng Ran saw the fear and dread in Aunt Sheng’s eyes clearly. She knew that Aunt Sheng had selfish motives.
In fact, she was also worried about herself.
But Aunt Sheng was also truly concerned about her.
Feng Ran lowered her eyes and said softly: “Aunt Sheng, I know what I am doing.”
“I will be mindful.”
“Mindful? Do you know what you are doing?” Aunt Sheng’s face looked rather unpleasant.
Others might not know what kind of person Xu Yunqing was, but she knew it very well.
He would not do business at a loss.
He approached Feng Ran with a purpose.
He was a ruthless character who would swallow people without spitting out bones.
He would not approach Feng Ran without any purpose.
Xu Yunqing could have any woman he wanted. And he also had a great relationship with Xuanyuan Heng. However, looking at Feng Ran, she seemed to not know that Xu Yunqing had a relationship with Xuanyuan Heng.
If she knew that Xu Yunqing had a connection with Xuanyuan Heng, she would definitely avoid him from afar.
Aunt Sheng looked at Feng Ran, not because she was worried that Feng Ran would cling to Xuanyuan Heng like other women, but because she was worried that Xu Yunqing’s appearance was detrimental to Feng Ran, and was plotting against Feng Ran.
Was Xu Yunqing’s appearance before Feng Ran an accident?
“As long as you know what you are doing,” Aunt Sheng said in a low voice, her gaze never leaving Feng Ran, her eyes filled with worry.
“Mm.”
Aunt Sheng originally wanted to inform Feng Ran of the connection between Xu Yunqing and Xuanyuan Heng, but after thinking about it, she would no longer have any dealings with that person, so there was no need to say those words.
“From now on, without my permission, you are not allowed to entertain guests privately,” Aunt Sheng said sternly.
She said this with a sigh, this matter absolutely had to be stopped.
The most important thing was that this matter could not be known by the Regent.
If the Regent found out, Feng Ran’s days would not be easy.
Just as Aunt Sheng was about to say more, the door was pushed open from the outside. The person glanced at Feng Ran, then hesitated.
“Speak,”
The person hesitated for a moment, then whispered something in Aunt Sheng’s ear.
And Aunt Sheng, whose expression was still relatively good, suddenly became extremely displeased after hearing what the person said.
She knew that when she was not there, these people would definitely make things difficult for Feng Ran. But she never expected that these people would be so bold. They had completely disregarded her words.
If it weren’t for Li Yuncheng’s words, how could Feng Ran be standing in front of her now?
So, so many things had happened when she was not there.
Feng Ran noticed that Aunt Sheng’s gaze towards her had changed. This change occurred only when that person appeared.
Her heart startled, a bad premonition arose.
Aunt Sheng did not say anything to that person, but just waved her hand, and the person withdrew.
Aunt Sheng walked to Feng Ran, grabbed her hand, and said with heartache: “Feng Ran, what exactly happened?”
“Feng Ran, you think that by not saying what those people did, they will be grateful to you?”
“No, they won’t. Those people will only become more and more excessive.”
“I know you don’t want to offend those people, but Feng Ran, you need to recognize one thing.” Aunt Sheng said with a serious expression: “No matter how much you concede, those people will not be grateful to you.”
“They will only think that it is your own fault.”
“And if you don’t speak, they will become even more excessive.”
Aunt Sheng said coldly, radiating anger all over her body.
She knew that some things would happen, but she never thought they would be so serious.